about the city of sj being sued by a mtn biker who got hurt there...whats your take ?
http://www.msdhw.com/forum/showthread.php?p=30480#post30480
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Your inability to take care of yourself, financially or in terms of knowing inherent risks in the sport in which you participate should never EVER justify blaming or expecting financial compensation from those who provide you with the resources to enjoy your sport. "Grande's" parents are irresponsible for expecting such from a public agency who has gone out of their way to keep that place accessible. If Grande engages in an activity in which they dissaprove, it is their responsibility to act to prevent that participation, not the city of San Jose. It's not like the Parks and Rec department was kicking him in the nuts, making him ride calabassas. They did nothing more than allow what he and so many other people practically begged to be left in place. To be so short sighted as to actually sue over this is assinine. I broke several bones and recieved numerous serious injuries skateboarding on both private and public propery when I was in high and junior high school. Not once did litigation ever come up.snutty said:yea...im pretty dissipointed that it had to come too this...but at the same time...im sure id do the same if i had no way to pay for my sons medical bills
good call on it...i agree on you on that.....i just wanted to throw that other part out seeing what it be like in their shoeskidwoo said:Your inability to take care of yourself, financially or in terms of knowing inherent risks in the sport in which you participate should never EVER justify blaming or expecting financial compensation from those who provide you with the resources to enjoy your sport. "Grande's" parents are irresponsible for expecting such from a public agency who has gone out of their way to keep that place accessible. If Grande engages in an activity in which they dissaprove, it is their responsibility to act to prevent that participation, not the city of San Jose. It's not like the Parks and Rec department was kicking him in the nuts, making him ride calabassas. They did nothing more than allow what he and so many other people practically begged to be left in place. To be so short sighted as to actually sue over this is assinine. I broke several bones and recieved numerous serious injuries skateboarding on both private and public propery when I was in high and junior high school. Not once did litigation ever come up.
I don't want to write letters to public agencies. I want to write letters to this kid's parents. If you've got problems with bills, raffles, fundraisers from fellow riders......anything like this should come far before suing someone for your own misfortune when all that was ever provided was a service to your kid.
Its being done. http://www.msdhw.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=39kidwoo said:If you've got problems with bills, raffles, fundraisers from fellow riders.....
Do you know how much of what was suggested in that thread is or has been done?The Kadvang said:Its being done. http://www.msdhw.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=39
No!! Then his grandparents will sue the department of transportation and the San Jose regional transit system and then the roads will be closed and I'll never be able to drive there!!!WestCoastHucker said:being an avid fan and putting in shovel time on these jumps for several years now. i hope this kids family gets hit by a bus......
I really am not the one to talk to about this, as I am very much on the fringes. But as of now, the raffle/assorted fundraisers has been called off by the organizers because of the pending suit.kidwoo said:Do you know how much of what was suggested in that thread is or has been done?
Are his parents at the point where they feel like they really have exhausted their resources to the point where suing someone is the only thing that's going to keep them from living in a cardboard box? How much money are we talking here? I mean bills, not what their claiming in a legal suit.
I don't even live there but would be willing to participate in fundraising efforts if it might help his parents back down.
So those willing to help have quit because his parents want more. Great. If you know this kid's address or phone number I really would like to write a very well presented letter to his folks, mostly about how people are willing to help them.....The Kadvang said:I really am not the one to talk to about this, as I am very much on the fringes. But as of now, the raffle/assorted fundraisers has been called off by the organizers because of the pending suit.
PM sent.kidwoo said:So those willing to help have quit because his parents want more. Great. If you know this kid's address or phone number I really would like to write a very well presented letter to his folks, mostly about how people are willing to help them.....
I'm not some raving lunatic kid, but I really would like to convey to them some alternatives to what they are doing. If you've got any info on how to contact them, I really would appreciate a PM. Thanks.
Dang, the case hasn't even gone to court and Cali is already closed. That's where I "learned" to dirt jump. How depressing.mealsonwheels said:Even if he loses his case San Jose may decide to shut the park out of fear of future litigation.
No.offdawalley said:I think that we can understand why his parents are sueing, because they don't want to see their son in a wheel chair for the rest of his life, he is only 16 I think
your seriously moving there?...for how long?...can i come?SirChomps-a-Lot said:P.P.S: I am moving to australia in a month. thank god.
HarryCallahan said:Do you really expect his parent(s) to just say "Oh well."?
If you haven't read it already, pick up Lance Armstrong's book and read the part about how he got insurance coverage and treatment after he got cancer. It was only due to some major arm twisting by one of his sponsors (Oakley, I think.) Without that, he'd be a dead man.